There is a significant lack of geomagnetic field strength (archaeointensity) measurements for many archaeological time periods in the United Kingdom (UK). This not only makes past geomagnetic secular variation difficult to model but also limits the development of archaeointensity dating. This paper presents the first archaeointensity study on UK Neolithic material. In this study, twenty-five sherds of Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery from the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney, UK, some with direct radiocarbon dates, were subjected to a full archaeomagnetic investigation with the aim of increasing the amount of archaeointensity data for the UK. Both thermal Thellier and microwave palaeointensity experiments were used to determine which technique would be most suitable for British Neolithic pottery. Three successful archaeointensity results between 35 and 40μT were obtained using thermal Thellier method, which is consistent with the limited data available within a 15° radius and geomagnetic field model predictions from the same time. We separated the results into four different types with an intention of explaining the behaviours that determine the likelihood of achieving an acceptable archaeointensity estimate. The feasibility of obtaining geomagnetic field strength information during the UK Neolithic from ceramics has been demonstrated and the results provide a solid basis for improving our knowledge of geomagnetic secular variation during archaeological time in Britain.

在英国（UK）的许多考古时期，地磁场强度（古地强度）的测量都非常缺乏。这不仅使过去的地磁长期变化难以建模，而且还限制了古强度定年的发展。本文介绍了英国新石器时代材料的首次考古强度研究。在这项研究中，对来自英国奥克尼州Brodgar内斯的新石器时代槽形陶器的25片陶土进行了全面的古地磁研究，目的是增加英国的古强度数据，其中一些新石器时代的陶器位于英国奥德尼的Brodgar。热塞勒和微波古强度实验都被用来确定哪种技术最适合英国新石器时代的陶器。使用热塞勒方法获得了35到40μT之间的三个成功的古强度结果，这与15°半径内可用的有限数据以及同时进行的地磁场模型预测相一致。我们将结果分为四种不同的类型，以解释决定获得可接受的古强度估计值的可能性的行为。已经证明了在英国新石器时代从陶瓷获取地磁场强度信息的可行性，并且该结果为提高我们在英国考古时期对地磁长期变化的认识提供了坚实的基础。这与15°半径内可用的有限数据以及同一时间的地磁场模型预测相一致。我们将结果分为四种不同的类型，以解释决定获得可接受的古强度估计值的可能性的行为。已经证明了在英国新石器时代从陶瓷获取地磁场强度信息的可行性，并且该结果为提高我们在英国考古时期对地磁长期变化的认识提供了坚实的基础。这与15°半径内可用的有限数据以及同一时间的地磁场模型预测相一致。我们将结果分为四种不同的类型，以解释决定获得可接受的古强度估计值的可能性的行为。已经证明了在英国新石器时代从陶瓷获取地磁场强度信息的可行性，并且该结果为提高我们在英国考古时期对地磁长期变化的认识提供了坚实的基础。